Curriculum Design and Development
About this series:
Refining Your School Counseling Program
ICN Sessions 2009-10
School Counselors across Iowa have the opportunity to participate in any or all of the seven ICN sessions delivered throughout the 2009-10 school year. Sessions will be held from 1:00-4:30 p.m. on the dates listed below.
CEUs: If a school counselor chooses to participate in a minimum of five sessions and completes the assignment for each satisfactorily, he/she is eligible for one license renewal or graduate credit from Drake University.
Sessions will be recorded and will be available for counselors to review at their convenience, however, recordings will not be eligible for the credit options.
Learning Goals:
- Participants will refine their current K-12 school counseling program
- Participants will network with other school counselors
Syllabus (links for registration pages coming soon)
September 24, 2009:
The Big Picture of Counseling in Iowa - Jan Kuhl
Preparing for a Dept of Ed Site Visit – School Improvement Consultants from the Dept of Ed and practicing school counselors who have recently gone through a site visit
October 26, 2009:
The Iowa Framework - Sue Schirmer, Cindy Swanson, Linda Linn, Jill Helm and Amy Holst
December 1, 2009:
The School Counselor and the Iowa Core Curriculum; Making Connections – Sue Schirmer and Cindy Swanson
January 12, 2010:
Advocacy for the School Counseling Program – Advocacy Workgroup
February 8, 2010:
Using Data to Drive Your School Counseling Program – Sue Schirmer and Cindy Swanson
March 4, 2010:
Curriculum Design and Development
April 13, 2010:
Strengthening the Counselor-Administrator Relationship